This afternoon, some children from across the school came together to solve a maths problem. We explored different ways of calculating the height of a diseased tree within the school grounds to ensure when chopping it at the base it didn’t hit the school. The children were very creative with their suggestions and we found two different methods to estimate the height of the tree.
Today we were visited by Zoe and Paula from Loughton and Great Holm's parish council. They came to meet some of our year 5 children to discuss the importance of D-day as Thursday 6 June marks 80 years since D-day (the beginning of the end) of WWII. As part of their visit, they gifted Loughton School an anniversary lamp of peace which was lit during our assembly and reflection time. The reason this lamp was gifted is to represent the light of peace that emerged from the darkness of war.
What a buzz there was around the school the first day back after the May half term. The whole school, all children and staff, became scientists as part of a science day experience. This was to enhance their scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics.
On the last day of school, a select group of our amazing writers met in the library to complete a task set by Mrs Green and Mrs Solloway: to write a letter to the year two children at the local first schools to let them know about the wonderful welcome they can expect when they come to us in the autumn term.
Well done to the latest award winners at our penultimate stars celebration assembly of the year! This was to celebrate those children who have consistently demonstrated one of our 5 star values throughout the half-term: resilient, respectful, creative, independent or inspiring.
Making a Model Zip Wire.
A group of enthusiastic historians from all year groups took part in a session where they looked at the meaning of artefacts and discussed what made an artefact an artefact and how this compared with replicas.
Geographers from across the school came together this afternoon to take part in a treasure hunt in the school grounds.
How to Make a Straw Airplane
Move over paper airplanes! This straw and paper airplane is easy to make (no origami involved!) and flies like a champ.
Learning new computing skills to prepare for the future.
Yesterday afternoon, our School Council had lots of fun planting wild flowers, including Ox-Eye Daisies, Honesty, Primroses and Geraniums, in the Millennium Meadow, which runs behind Bradwell Road, opposite the school.
We sadly ran out of time at the end of last term to celebrate our school writers so I was really pleased to be able to kick off this term with a really happy assembly to put a smile on the children's faces.
